Porto supervisor Sergio Conceicao gestures on the touchline throughout the Champions League spherical of 16, second leg soccer match between Arsenal and Porto on the Emirates Stadium, London, Tuesday March 12, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA through AP)
Arsenal beat Porto on penalties on the Emirates Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals, and the 2 managers had a prolonged trade after the sport during which Conceicao appeared to admonish Arteta, pointing his finger on the Spaniard as he made his level.
Porto coach Sergio Conceicao accused Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta of insulting his household throughout Tuesday’s Champions League sport between the groups, persevering with a pattern of lashing out on the opposing supervisor after a loss.
Arsenal beat Porto on penalties on the Emirates Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals, and the 2 managers had a prolonged trade after the sport during which Conceicao appeared to admonish Arteta, pointing his finger on the Spaniard as he made his level. Arteta responded by shaking his head as he walked away.
“During the game, (Arteta) turned to the bench and in Spanish — it must be a Spanish coach thing because it was the same thing with (Pep) Guardiola — he insulted my family,” Conceicao mentioned in Portuguese after the sport. “In the end I told him to pay attention because who he insulted is no longer with us, and to worry about coaching his team, because due to individual quality he has an obligation to do more and better.”
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When requested in regards to the trade with Conceicao in his submit-sport information convention, Arteta solely mentioned “no comment” earlier than leaving the rostrum.
Conceicao has made related claims about different managers.
After a bunch-stage loss to Manchester City in 2020, he mentioned Guardiola “spoke about our country using ugly words” and that “Guardiola’s attitude was extremely unpleasant.”
After Porto misplaced to Chelsea within the 2021 Champions League quarterfinals, he additionally mentioned then-Blues coach Thomas Tuchel “insulted” him throughout the sport.
